The Drybrook conveyancing solicitors that just started acting on my purchase in Drybrook have without warning closed. I only went with them because I had to have a firm on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel and my family Drybrook lawyer was not. I issued them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What do I do now?
If you have an estate agent involved then inform them straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors may be able to help.
My partner and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Drybrook and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. A local conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a national conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Drybrook. Having lived in Drybrook for six years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to get clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. What do they say? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)
The deeds to my house can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Drybrook 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
Nowadays there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your lawyer will know precisely where to find all the appropriate documentation so you can buy or dispose of your property without any difficulty. Where duplicates are not available, your conveyancer may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on the property.
Am I better off to go with a Drybrook conveyancing practitioner based in the vicinity that I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can carry out the legal formalities however his firm is located 300miles drive away.
The primary upside of using a local Drybrook conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to execute paperwork, present your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Drybrook know how is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and on the whole were happy that should outweigh using an unknown Drybrook conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.
Are all Drybrook conveyancers on every bank conveyancing panel?
You can use our search tool or you can pop into your local bank branch in Drybrook. the probability is that they will know some good conveyancing solicitors in Drybrook